Passages and Transitions Being the "First" Sets Case Management's Pulse

Ellen Fink-Samnick¹

• ¹Ellen Fink-Samnick, DBH, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, CCM, CCTP, CRP, FCM, is an award-winning industry entrepreneur whose focus is on competency-based case management, interprofessional ethics, wholistic health equity, quality, and trauma-informed leadership. She is a content developer, professional speaker, author, and educator with academic appointments at Cummings Graduate Institute of Behavioral Health Studies, George Mason University, and the University of Buffalo School of Social Work. Dr. Fink-Samnick serves in national leadership and consultant roles across the industry.